A patient with acromegaly is found to have persistently high IGF-1 levels after pituitary surgery. Which medication is recommended as a second-line th...

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A patient with acromegaly is found to have persistently high IGF-1 levels after pituitary surgery. Which medication is recommended as a second-line therapy

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Octreotide (somatostatin analogue)

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Levothyroxine

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Dopamine agonist (bromocriptine)

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Cabergoline monotherapy

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Bisphosphonates

MCQ (SBA): Acromegaly

A patient with acromegaly is found to have persistently high IGF-1 levels after pituitary surgery. Which medication is recommended as a second-line therapy